Pixelforma Flag of Svalbard and Jan Mayen in Various Sizes 100% Polyester Print on Both Sides with Double Hem – 160 x 240 cm – 10 Eyelets

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Another one, proposed by defenders of Sarajevo, consisted of a blue triangle in the bottom-right taking up half of the flag with 3 fleur-de-lis, and the other half of the flag consisting of 6 red and white stripes, making the Pan-Slavic colors. [10] It's commonly believed that the vault's purpose is to help humanity reboot in the event of a major global disaster. While that's true, the vault has already proved its worth. In 2015, the Vault returned some seeds to Syrian scientists working to preserve and duplicate their seeds in the face of conflict. Harald Fairhair is the founder of Svalbard. The country’s national anthem was written by Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson, and composed by Rikard Nordraak. Svalbard is known for the population of polar bears that exceeds the human population. The country has an estimated polar bear population of 3000. The national dish of Svalbard is Lapskois. Akevitt, in addition to being a traditional beverage, is one of the country’s national drinks. The national instrument of Svalbard is Hardingfele Hardanger. Mass enlightenment: Sun listens to warm crowd instead of drab experts in shinning return to Longyearbyen | icepeople". icepeople.net. Archived from the original on 3 August 2020 . Retrieved 23 January 2020.

Information about the museum". Spitsbergen Museum. Archived from the original on 15 February 2012 . Retrieved 19 March 2012. The area of land next to a sea is called the coast, and a coastline is defined as the line where land and sea meet. Svalbard has 3,587 km of coastline. There was also a proposal with the left-half of the flag red, and the right-half white, and 10 maple leaves across the whole flag. [ citation needed] Svalbard is an archipelago in the Arctic about midway between mainland Norway and the North Pole. The group of islands range from 74° to 81° north latitude, and from 10° to 35° east longitude. [1] [2] The area is 61,022 square kilometres (23,561sqmi) and there were 2,572 residents in 2009. Spitsbergen is the largest island, followed by Nordaustlandet and Edgeøya. [3] The administrative center is Longyearbyen, and other settlements, in addition to research outposts, are the Russian mining community of Barentsburg, the research community of Ny-Ålesund and the mining outpost of Sveagruva. [4] Svalbard remained unaffected by the German occupation of Norway in 1940. However, from 1941 the archipelago became of strategic importance in the supply chain between the Allied powers, as well as a source of badly needed coal. The Norwegian government-in-exile rejected a Soviet–British occupation; [6] :74 instead the British Army started Operation Gauntlet to evacuate Spitsbergen. On 29 August 1941, the entire population of Ny-Ålesund was evacuated to Longyearbyen, and on 3 September 765 people were evacuated from Longyearbyen to Scotland. Later, the last 150 men were also evacuated. [4] :73 With Longyearbyen depopulated, a small German garrison and air strip were established in Adventdalen, mostly to provide meteorological data. After the British Operation Fritham regained control of Barentsburg, the German forces left Longyearbyen without combat. [6] :75Takle, Mona Takle; Vassenden, Kåre (March 2008). "Country classifications in migration statistics – present situation and proposals for a Eurostat standard" (PDF). United Nations Statistical Commission and United Nations Economic Commission for Europe. Archived (PDF) from the original on 16 April 2003 . Retrieved 4 March 2012. It is prohibited to use a weapon within the settlements though. Several of the shops, restaurants and other public buildings have ‘no firearms permitted' signs on the main doors. Delegation Record for .SJ". Internet Assigned Numbers Authority. 13 November 2009. Archived from the original on 17 January 2009 . Retrieved 4 March 2012. attribution – You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses you or your use. In 1990, the authorities of Minsk allowed the use of the white-red-white national flag along with the state flag of the SSR. This led to many opposition supporters to create more proposals bearing this design, including flags with the Pahonia contained in the red stripe, and some even resembling a Nordic cross due to the addition of a red bar towards the hoist. [5] [6]

Longyearbyen map" (PDF). Svalbard Reiseliv. Archived (PDF) from the original on 14 March 2012 . Retrieved 19 March 2012. Anyone can live on Svalbard. Effective since 1925, the Svalbard Treaty that defines Norway's sovereignty over the archipelago has some very interesting conditions. The most curious is that the islands are an entirely visa-free zone. This gives citizens of all treaty signatories the right to live there.Loeser, Pete (April 22, 2011). "Colonial Flags 1914 (Germany) - Cameroon". Flags of the World (FOTW). Store Norske underwent a gradual change during the 1980s. Since 1980, Spitsbergen money has been taken out of circulation and replaced with ordinary Norwegian currency. [4] :116 Mine 6 closed the following year. [4] :108 From 1982, SNSK permitted private individuals to own and operate cars. By 1990, there were 353 registered cars and 883 snowscooters. [4] :70 On 1 July 1983, SNSK moved its head office from Bergen to Longyearbyen. [4] :119 Svalbard Samfunnsdrift (SSD), a limited company that was responsible for public infrastructure and services, was established by SNSK on 1 January 1989. Responsibilities included healthcare, the fire brigade, the kindergarten, roads, rubbish disposal, power production, the water and sewer system, the cinema, cultural activities and the library. Ownership was taken over by the Ministry of Trade and Industry on 1 January 1993. [10] Stange, Rolf (2011). Spitsbergen. Cold Beauty (Photo book) (in English, German, Dutch, and Norwegian). Rolf Stange. ISBN 978-3-937903-10-1. Midway between the town centre and Nybyen are the restaurants Gruvelageret and Huset. The latter has an impressive wine cellar and is one of Norway’s best restaurants. Main article: Svalbard Both Svalbard and Jan Mayen consist almost entirely of Arctic wilderness, such as at Bellsund in Svalbard.